Screen Capture Control for Adaptive Audio-Visual Power Balance

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices lack the ability to actively optimize sound and image output during user interactions, leading to increased power consumption when using image analysis for real-time control, and require manual adjustments by users.

Innovation Solution

A device control method that includes performing screen capturing operations based on a frequency, analyzing screen snapshots using an image analysis model to detect the type of screen image, and adjusting the capturing frequency and device settings accordingly to balance detection efficiency and power consumption.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Extent of automation

If real-time image analysis is performed to control sound and image output, then automatic optimization capability is improved, but power consumption increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic optimization capabilityVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements periodic screen capturing at specific intervals rather than continuous real-time analysis. The processor captures screen content at predetermined time points and performs image analysis only on these captured frames, transforming continuous power-consuming analysis into periodic operations that reduce overall energy consumption while maintaining automatic optimization capability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies image analysis selectively to captured screen content rather than analyzing all visual data continuously. By performing analysis only on periodically captured frames and applying changes only when analysis results indicate optimization opportunities, the system achieves automatic optimization with reduced computational overhead and power consumption compared to continuous full-analysis approaches.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #16Partial or excessive action

2Measurement precision

If screen capturing frequency is increased to improve detection accuracy, then image analysis precision is improved, but power consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedetection accuracyVSAvoidpower consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent dynamically adjusts the screen capturing frequency based on the detected content type. When action scenes are detected, the capturing frequency is increased to improve detection accuracy for fast-changing visual content. When static or slow-changing content is detected, the frequency is reduced to conserve power. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction between maintaining high detection accuracy and reducing power consumption.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The patent changes the capturing frequency parameter according to the detected screen content characteristics. By monitoring content type and adjusting the capturing frequency parameter accordingly, the system optimizes the balance between detection accuracy (which benefits from higher frequency) and power consumption (which increases with higher frequency), achieving context-appropriate analysis depth.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS20260086765A1Device control method and electronic device
Publication Date: 2026.03.26 ACER INC
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AI summary

A device control method and an electronic device are disclosed. The method includes: performing a screen capture operation on a display of the electronic device based on a screen capture frequency to obtain a plurality of screenshot images during a period when the display presents a screen image; analyzing the screenshot images by an image analyzation model to detect a type of the screen image and obtain a detection result; and adjusting the screen capture frequency and at least one setting parameter of the electronic device according to the detection result.